Courts and regulators (quite rightly) take an extremely dim view of solicitors who fail to tell the truth or conceal matters. - See this post and this one. This is because as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) says: the public should be able to trust a solicitor "to the ends of the earth" (see here).
Author: pjlee01
A dishonest solicitor jailed
(Post made at 1638 UK BST time on 13 Oct 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). Hat tip to well known barrister Matthew Scott, who writes on Twitter under the handle @BarristerBlog (see here for the tweet and here for the related article) "An innocent client who didn't … Continue reading A dishonest solicitor jailed
Today I reported a solicitor to the SRA
(Post made at 2242 UK BST time on 11 Oct 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). I never thought I would need to report a solicitor to the UK regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority or SRA. Today I did so, in line with my duty as a member … Continue reading Today I reported a solicitor to the SRA
Bournemouth and Poole deserves a College (that shares its name) with far better management and accountability
(Post made at 1620 UK BST time on 6 Oct 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). This site now has a proper domain: https://improvebpcollege.com. I'm proud of Bournemouth and have loved living here for just over 20 years now. It is a matter of great concern and shame … Continue reading Bournemouth and Poole deserves a College (that shares its name) with far better management and accountability
“but at the length truth will out”
(Post made at 1500 UK BST time on 6 Oct 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). As William Shakespeare says in The Merchant of Venice, the truth eventually comes out.
“We do not tolerate dishonesty within the profession we regulate” (SRA)
(Post made at 1413 UK BST time on 6 Oct 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). From the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)'s website about suspected dishonesty of a solicitor (the bold emphasis is mine): We do not tolerate dishonesty within the profession we regulate. Those we regulate … Continue reading “We do not tolerate dishonesty within the profession we regulate” (SRA)
In my opinion View HR Ltd helped Bournemouth and Poole College (and CWYM) cover up extremely poor behaviour
(Post made at 1145 UK BST time on 30 Sep 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). This shows a sequence of Tweets addressed openly to View HR Ltd (the company which conducted the "independent investigation" into my formal complaint - and that of my wife - to … Continue reading In my opinion View HR Ltd helped Bournemouth and Poole College (and CWYM) cover up extremely poor behaviour
New Home! Blog moved here, copy of old site header
(Post made at 0935 BST UK time on 27 Sep 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). I have set up this new WordPress blog today, to replace my previous Blogger one (which was at https://musicmattersandculture.blogspot.com/). I have migrated all posts, comments and tags from the Blogger site to this … Continue reading New Home! Blog moved here, copy of old site header
Update: "Independent investigator" still on Solicitors’ roll/regulated by SRA, but does not hold a practising certificate
(Post made at 0926 UK BST time on 14 Sep 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).This is an update on my previous posts (here and here).Having made enquiries of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the position of the "independent investigator" from View HR Ltd is more complex than … Continue reading Update: "Independent investigator" still on Solicitors’ roll/regulated by SRA, but does not hold a practising certificate
Bogus solicitors: what the Solicitors Regulation Authority says about them
(Post made at 1457 UK BST time on 8 Sep 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).This is what the solicitors' regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has to say about bogus solicitors (see http://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/fraud-dishonesty/bogus-fake-solicitors.page)Bogus solicitorsIt is a criminal offence for someone to call themselves a solicitor or act as a … Continue reading Bogus solicitors: what the Solicitors Regulation Authority says about them
